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Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high
Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high

Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare pair of oak newel post cappings or finials Elegant and finely turned ball supported cup sweeping into deep moulded base Made from high quality oak with fine figuring Original lu...

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Antique 19th Century English Baroque Revival Balustrades and Fixtures

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Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap
Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap

Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap

Located in St Petersburg, St Petersburg

The wooden finial "Squirrel" will be a nice addition to your stairs that will give it originality. Professional processing of the product, as well as manual refinement and attention...

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2010s European Stairs

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Beech, Oak

Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion
Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion

Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion

Located in St Petersburg, St Petersburg

Unfinished high-quality carved wood newel post cap Lion. This unique piece will bring a touch of solemnity and majesty to your interior.

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2010s Gothic Stairs

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Sullivan Designed Newel Post Cap from Schlesinger and Mayer Department Store

Sullivan Designed Newel Post Cap from Schlesinger and Mayer Department Store

By Louis Sullivan

Located in Round Top, TX

An extremely rare Louis Sullivan designed copper over iron newel post cap from the Schlesinger and Mayer building, 1899, which later became Carson Pirie Scott Department Store.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Balustrades and Fixtures

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COMET Folk Art Clock
COMET Folk Art Clock

COMET Folk Art Clock

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H 39 in Dm 18 in

COMET Folk Art Clock

By Van Dusen Clockworks

Located in Dallas, TX

All the hardware and fanciful components are anchored by a marvelous wood base made from an antique stairway newel post, capped with an iron grate from a seed machine, and finished o...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures

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Questions About Newel Post Caps

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A newel post is the post at the center of a winding staircase, and is surmised to be called a newel post after the Old French word noiel, meaning knot, and the Vulgar Latin word nodellus, meaning little knot. Browse a variety of newel posts from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Newel posts tend to be expensive because of their materials and construction. Ones sold at high price points are usually solid wood and produced by skilled woodworkers who perform all of the turning and carving by hand. More economically priced machine-made versions made of veneered plywood are also available. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of newel posts.